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Validation of the Step-By-Step Approach to Febrile Infants

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm ... #LP #Antibiotics ... Stratification #Fever
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... an infant with fever ... #Peds #Febrile ... #LP #Antibiotics ... Stratification #Fever
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... Diagnose with LP ... particularly complex febrile ... seizure) #Diagnosis #Peds ... Classification #Fever
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
empiric antibiotic treatment ... EBM #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... #LP #Antibiotics ... Stratification #Fever
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
could pinpoint the cause ... diagnostic tap-fever ... #Pericarditis #CP ... #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
old on day ≥7 of fever ... echo is positive, treatment ... within 10 d of fever ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Kawasaki
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Neutropenic fever ... : - Fever + ANC ... work-up - If febrile ... or HSCT - CRS: fever ... therapy - Symptoms: fever